Here It Goes Again
T minus I don’t know how many days because I don’t want to count but… It has been decided that January 29th, 2009 will be random trip #2 for James and I.
It’s been a learning experience and we’re making some changes to the new trip:
- More people are allowed, sorta, I’ll need to speak more to that.
- Challenges will be made by our friends and hosted online. You will be the judge of your own challenge.
- Tickets will be purchased the night before so that we can actually get a flight. There was a no-go scare the first time. We won’t tell anyone where we’re going till we get there.
- Possibly an addition to thrift store shopping. I think it’s time we had in an accessory with the clothes. New shoes? Some fancy shades? A killer hat? Who knows… we’ll figure that out later.
Other than that it’s the same idea as last time. The city is still random based on price. Ban list now includes Atlanta with Vegas and James had asked for Jersey to be banned as well. No states connected to Illinois and no Michigan. It’s basically connected.
So more people can come? Well… we thought it would be fun to take a team approach to this. Each team will somewhat have a different experience for the trip. We’ll fly to the same place, on the same plane, we might even stay in the same hotel but that’s about it. Each team is on their own to complete tasks between themselves and their teammate. We won’t discuss where we’re going to go to the other teams; though we could end up at the same place. We’re not here to hold your hand and make sure you have fun. If you’re doing the challenges that should be enough to keep you busy and having a good time.
Here’s the deal. The most fun part of this trip is meeting people. We thought having a group would make this difficult. That’s why we’ve decided to split teams apart if we go out. We may end up at the same place sometimes but it will never be planned. It’s also thought that knowing someone else is out there competing against you in challenges in an unknown location might make you try harder. It also might help the locals be more willing to help out.
If we end up with teams then we’ll create challenges between the teams. First thing to that comes to mind is “Best Dressed Team” or something to that effect.
Just to get an idea of price, we spent about $500 each last time we went out. I actually spent more like $450 but James spent a bit more buying horrible tequila shots. I’d say expect to spend $450-$600 round trip with lodging, drinks, transit, clothes, whatever. If you’re concerned about money but still want to do the trip open a credit card now and file bankruptcy when we return. That’s the best advice I can give you.
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Ivan